"Though not identical in size and design, this edition is a reprint of Giffart's edition of 1716" (cf. Steinitz, p. 178)
Giffart notes that he corrected Ronald Fréart de Chambray's 1651 French translation of the Trattato, and corrected and enlarged Chambray's translation of Trichet du Fresne's life of Leonardo. Cf. Préface
"La vie de Léonard de Vinci": p. [v]-xxxiv
Last [3] p. blank
This is the copy described in Steinitz (Belt 18)
Steinitz, K.T. Da Vinci's Trattato, 1651-1956
Includes index
Spec. Coll. Belt copy: Blue paste-paper over boards. Gift, Elmer Belt, M.D., 1961
Addeddate
2008-11-25 16:40:53
Associated-names
Fréart, Roland, sieur de Chambray, 1606-1676; Trichet du Fresne, Raphael, 1611-1661; Giffart, Pierre François, b. 1677